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Abu Nuwas

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Also known as Abū Nuwās al-Ḥasan ibn Hānī al-Ḥakamī, Abū Nuwās, Abu Nuvos

8th-century classical Arabic poet

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Abū Nuwās was a poet born in 762 and died on January 1, 814, though other records list his birth as circa 756 and death as circa 810. He is the author of 31 works, including *Dīwān Abī Nuwās*, *غزل‌های ابونواس*, *Shire yayin ṿe-ahavah*, *Diwan des Abu Nowas*, and *Cantar al vino*. Additional sources attribute five works to him.

His writings include amatory compositions and poems on wine. He stated, "There are no poems on wine equal to my own, and to my amatory compositions all others must yield." Other quotes include "ألا فاسقِني خمراً، وقل لي: هيَ الخمرُ ولا تسقني سرّاً إذا أمكن الجهرُ" and "دَعْ عَنْكَ لَوْمِي فَإنَّ اللَّوْمَ إغْرَاءُ". His work is referenced by 337 other encyclopedia articles.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Hassan
Gender
male
Citizenship
Abbasid Caliphate
Place of birth
Basra
Place of death
Baghdad
Occupation
poet
Languages spoken
Arabic
Native language
Arabic
Religion
Islam
Genre
poetry
Image
Abu Nuwas.jpg
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Abu Nuwas
date of birth
0762-00-00
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Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
name in native language
أبو نواس
writing language
Arabic
sexual orientation
non-heterosexuality
date of death
0814-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

Abu Nuwas (أبو نواس, Abū Nuwās) (756-8 – c. 814) was a classical Arabic poet, and the foremost representative of the modern (muhdath) poetry that developed during the first years of the Abbasid Caliphate. He also entered the folkloric tradition, appearing several times in One Thousand and One Nights.

Of mixed Arab and Persian heritage, he studied in Basra and al-Kufah, first under the poet Waliba ibn al-Hubab, and later under Khalaf al-Ahmar. He also studied the Qur'an, Hadith, and grammar. He earned the favour of the Abbasid caliphs Harun ar-Rashid and al-Amin. He is best known for his wine poetry, and Diwan, his collected volume of poetry that explored religion, pleasure, and homoeroticism.

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